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Dichagyris musiva

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Dichagyris musiva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dichagyris
Subgenus: Albocosta
Species:
D. musiva
Binomial name
Dichagyris musiva
(Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
  • Noctua musiva
  • Ochropleura musiva
  • Albocosta musiva

Dichagyris musiva is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in some mountainous areas of Europe, Turkey, Armenia, the Caucasus, Anatolia, southern Siberia, Mongolia, Tibet and western China.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Cichorium intybus, Galium mollugo, Arabis hirsuta and Taraxacum species.

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